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canary

noun
/kəˈnɛəɹi/UK/kəˈnɛːɹɪj/

Etymology

From French canarie, from Spanish canario, from the Latin Canariae insulae (“Canary Islands”) (Spanish Islas Canarias); from the largest island Insula Canaria (“Dog Island" or "Canine Island”), named for its dogs, from canārius (“canine”), from canis (“dog”).

  1. derived from Canariae insulae
  2. derived from canario
  3. borrowed from canarie

Definitions

  1. A small, usually yellow, finch (genus Serinus), a songbird native to the Canary Islands.

  2. Any of various small birds of different countries, most of which are largely yellow in…

    Any of various small birds of different countries, most of which are largely yellow in colour.

  3. A female singer, soprano, a coloratura singer.

  4. ›+ 18 more definitions

    1. An informer or snitch

      An informer or snitch; a squealer.

    2. A light, slightly greenish, yellow colour.

    3. A (usually yellow) capsule of the short-acting barbiturate pentobarbital/pentobarbitone…

      A (usually yellow) capsule of the short-acting barbiturate pentobarbital/pentobarbitone (nembutal).

    4. A yellow sticker applied by the police to a vehicle to indicate it is unroadworthy.

      • Yes, if the exhaust is to noisey^([sic]) they can slap a yellow canary on it, but the[n] who cares you got rid of it.

    5. Any test subject, especially an inadvertent or unwilling one. (From the mining practice…

      Any test subject, especially an inadvertent or unwilling one. (From the mining practice of using canaries to detect dangerous gases.)

    6. A value placed in memory such that it will be the first data corrupted by a buffer…

      A value placed in memory such that it will be the first data corrupted by a buffer overflow, allowing the program to identify and recover from it.

    7. A change that is tested by being rolled out first to a subset of machines or users before…

      A change that is tested by being rolled out first to a subset of machines or users before rolling out to all.

    8. A light, sweet, white wine from the Canary Islands.

      • Ile to my honeſt knight ſir Iohn Falſtaffe, / And drinke Canary with him.
      • Or maybe you'd accept iv a couple o' bottles of claret or canaries?

    9. A lively dance, possibly of Spanish origin (also called canaries).

      • […] I haue ſeen a medicine / That's able to breath life into a ſtone, / Quicken a rocke, and make you dance Canari / With ſprightly fire and motion, […]

    10. A sovereign (coin).

    11. A previously-issued ticket, retained by a ticket-seller, conductor or driver and resold…

      A previously-issued ticket, retained by a ticket-seller, conductor or driver and resold to a subsequent passenger as a means of defrauding the transport company.

      • She had previously been sacked ... for "selling canaries" - a practice in which drivers resell used tickets to passengers and keep the fare for themselves.

    12. A prisoner or convict.

    13. Of a light yellow colour.

    14. To dance nimbly (as in the canary dance).

      • but to jig off a tune at / the tongue's end, canary to it with your feet,

    15. To inform or snitch, to betray secrets, especially about illegal activities.

    16. To test a software change by rolling out to a small set of machines or users before…

      To test a software change by rolling out to a small set of machines or users before making it available to all.

    17. Someone connected with Norwich City Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.

    18. That can be exercised on quarterly dates, a set time period (usually one year) after the…

      That can be exercised on quarterly dates, a set time period (usually one year) after the issue date, and before the expiry date.

      • Canary callable bonds are a type of step-up bond that is a hybrid structure, having elements of both Bermudan and European calls.
      • The canary bond is unique in that it is callable during the period before the security converts to a noncallable or bullet structure; the canary callable coupon can possess a step-up feature.
      • A (receiver) Canary swaption has two expiry dates 0 < θ₁ < θ₂ ≤ t₀ and involved two swaps Sⁱ (i = 1, 2) with cash -flows (t_(i,j), c_(i,j)) (1 ≤ j ≤ nᵢ).

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Derived

Abyssinian grosbeak canary, Atlantic canary, black-faced canary, black-headed canary, black-throated canary, brimstone canary, bully canary, bush canary, canary bird, canarybird flower, canarybird vine, canary clover, canary creeper, canary fit, canary-flycatcher, canary flyrobin, canary girl, canary grass, canary in a coal mine, canary in the coal mine, Canary Island, canarylike, canary nasturtium, canary parakeet, canarypox, canary release, canary rockfish, canary seed, canary trap, canary-winged finch, canary-winged parakeet, canarywood, canary wood, canary whitewood, canary yellow, Cape canary, cat that ate the canary, cat that swallowed the canary, climate canary, common canary · +26 more

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA